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Another Tarkine mine approved

A second mine in Tasmania's Tarkine has been given approval by the Federal Government in as many weeks.

Federal Environment Minister Mark Butler gave approval for the Riley Creek mine with 37 strict conditions imposed on the operating company Venture Minerals.

The Riley Creek mine has been the subject of an appeal lodged with the Resource Management and Planning Appeals Tribunal by Save the Tarkine director Scott Jordan.

Mr Jordan wanted the tribunal to overturn the approval given by the Environment Protection Authority because preliminary approval was given without proper consideration for the mine's impact on rare plants and the endangered Tasmanian devil.

Mr Jordan is also concerned that proposals for two other Venture Minerals projects - one at Mt Livingston and the other, a much larger project, at Mt Lindsay - were not taken into consideration.

But Mr Butler has gone ahead with the approval, saying he has given full consideration to the relevant conservation advices on possible impact on local rare and endangered species, such as the Tasmanian devil.

"I have imposed conditions that I am confident will protects those species," he said in a statement.

"The conditions include a suite of traffic management measures, pre-clearance surveys to protect breeding fauna, and a range of monitoring and reporting measures."